[computer science] Recursion in computer science is a method where the solution to a problem depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem (as opposed to iteration). The approach can be applied to many types of problems, and recursion is one of the central ideas of computer science. `The power of recursion evidently lies in ...Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion_(computer_science)

a function calling itself, hopefully with different arguments so that the recursion eventually ends with a call for which the function doesn't call itself. See also: iteration. TC++PL 7.1.1.Found on http://www.stroustrup.com/glossary.html

Escher's 'Hands' See recursion. No, seriously. Recursion is a process that wraps back on itself and feeds the output of a process or function back in as the input. Using some sort of recurrence relation, an entire class of objects can be built up from a few initial values and a small number of...Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/R/recursion.html

In computing and mathematics, a technique whereby a function or procedure calls itself into use in order to enable a complex problem to be broken down into simpler steps. For example, a function that finds the factorial of a number n (calculates the product of all the whole numbers between 1 and n) would obtain...Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0025635.html

The act of recurring; return. (Math) The calculation of a mathematical expression (or a quantity) by repeating an operation on another expression which was derived by application of the same operation, on an expression which itself was the result of similar repeated applications of that same operation on prior results. The series of operations is t...Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

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